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This May we celebrate Older Americans Month, which was designated by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. This special month honors seniors and celebrates their contributions to our communities and to our nation. We celebrate this special month with our residents as well. Primrose retirement communities are filled with people who are making a difference… Read More »

October is designated as Clergy Appreciation Month, and here at Primrose, we want to take this opportunity to recognize how fortunate we are that so many pastors are active in our community on a regular basis. On any given day, we have the chance to experience Bible studies, prayer and worship time, spiritual guidance, and… Read More »

Clem Weber, Primrose resident Retirement Communities in Austin, MN Clemence Weber was born and raised on a farm outside of Meyer, Iowa, just 8 miles south of Adams, Minnesota. He took a sabbatical from his formal education after completing the 8th grade, when he went to work as a farm hand at age 14. He… Read More »

Dave Fadness Austin, MN, Retirement Community Dave Fadness and his wife, Joyce, have been residents at the Primrose Retirement Community of Austin for 8 months. They moved to Primrose from Houston, Minnesota, which is about a two hour drive for them to go and visit family and friends. Dave has a Master’s degree in Education… Read More »

Frequent contributor and Primrose resident Festus Paul Decatur, IL, Senior Living [Welcome, gentle reader. This is the 19th installment in a series of blogs written by actual Primrose residents. Please return often to read more! — Ed] When World War II started, I was saddened but felt it would not affect me too much. After… Read More »

Carolyn and Clifford Suptius Lil and Evan Neiswander Balloon Ride going up! What a view! Lima, OH, Senior Living On August 2nd Primrose of Lima had a luau to Celebrate the 6th Anniversary of the building being open. There was Hawaiian food, music and a special surprise! The surprise was that two of our lady… Read More »

Poet and Primrose resident Richard Wood Mankato, MN, Senior Living [Welcome, gentle reader. This is the 18th installment in a series of blog articles written by actual Primrose residents. Please return often to read more! — Ed] Just Remembering I called an old friend a day or so ago. We talked about the weather, the… Read More »

Mansfield, OH, Senior Living The Mansfield Primrose hosted its recent style show around Gorgeous Grandmothers’ Day. Primrose staff contacted a local Hospice thrift store to ask if they could borrow some outfits for the style show. Additionally, three residents volunteered to model the borrowed outfits. The outfits included everything from jewelry to shoes, hats and… Read More »

Primrose resident Festus Paul Decatur, IL, Senior Living [Welcome, gentle reader. This is the 16th installment in a series of blogs written by actual Primrose residents. Please return often to read more! — Ed] Waking up in my bed for three as the fateful first day of school dawned, my mind had already determined that… Read More »

Lima, OH, Senior Living There are so many memories we have of summer fun. Lima Primrose residents were asked to share some of their favorite memories. One resident remembered that when she was a child her father would put on a big fireworks display. He made his own rocket launchers. It would last about a… Read More »